Agriculture
The agricultural community in Oro-Medonte has changed dramatically from the time of our early settlers. There was once a time when the township farms were small mixed farms growing and raising the necessities of life to sustain their immediate families. Agriculture eventually moved from growing family necessities to farms specializing in the production of beef, pork, chicken, milk, grains and vegetables in order to support local communities. The small family farm is almost a thing of the past. The only exception being the growing number of recreational horse farms with riding facilities, which are mainly only 100 acres in size.
The remaining farmers of today are farming much larger acreage. The average farmer farms at least 400 acres or more while specializing on a larger scale. Nowadays, our township has farms that produce beef, dairy, lamb, goat, honey, maple syrup, lavender, hemp, grapes and hops. There are many hobby farms as well, containing petting zoos and alpacas. If you're lucky you may even catch Santa's reindeer vacationing here for the summer!
The remaining farmers of today are farming much larger acreage. The average farmer farms at least 400 acres or more while specializing on a larger scale. Nowadays, our township has farms that produce beef, dairy, lamb, goat, honey, maple syrup, lavender, hemp, grapes and hops. There are many hobby farms as well, containing petting zoos and alpacas. If you're lucky you may even catch Santa's reindeer vacationing here for the summer!
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Local Farms
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